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Quantification of damage evolution for a micromechanical model of ductile fracture in spallation of tantalum

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/515560· OSTI ID:515560
The authors present quantification of micromechanical features such as voids that comprise the ductile fracture obtained under uniaxial strain condition in a spall test of commercial purity tantalum. Two evolutionary parameters of ductile fracture void formation are quantified: (i) the void volume fraction (porosity) and its distribution with respect to the distance from the main spall fracture plane, and (ii) void diameter distribution. The results complement the discussion of the implications of void clustering and linking for micromechanical modeling of ductile fracture as presented in a paper by D. L. Tonks et al. in this volume.
Research Organization:
Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
Department of Defense, Washington, DC (United States); USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-36
OSTI ID:
515560
Report Number(s):
LA-UR--97-791; CONF-970944--3; ON: DE97005014
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English